Tackle gun issue from various angles

Re "Conn. gun law is model for nation, even as Congress weakens," March 5 editorial:

Connecticut has taken one key step toward reducing gun violence, which is a universal background check. The other items: magazine size, style of rifle, etc., are cosmetic feel-good measures. Short of universal confiscation, which will not occur in our lifetimes, the 300 million guns in the U.S. will remain in private hands.Thus, the next sensible measure after universal background checks will be to fund research by the Centers for Disease Control and law enforcement to determine the most effective means of reducing gun violence. The former will look at gun violence as a public health issue (this was blocked by the NRA years ago), and the latter will examine practical, on-the-street measures used by police districts and precincts across the U.S. and other countries.Jed M. ShiversScarsdale

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